Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Report of the Cultural Affairs Council Maine Cultural Affairs Council

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Fiscal Year 2015 ~Annual Report~ Cultural Affairs Council Maine Arts Commission Submission for Cultural Affairs Council Annual Report FY15 Mission: The Maine Arts Commission shall encourage and stimulate public interest and participation in the cultural heritage and cultural programs of our state; it shall expand the state's cultural resources; and it shall encourage and assist freedom of artistic expression for the well being of the arts to meet the needs and aspirations of persons in all parts of the state. Vision: Increase the impact of arts & culture on Maine’s livability, vitality and prosperity. Summary of FY15 Budget: FY DEP FUND AMOUNT Personnel Services 2015 94W General Fund 010 573,038 2015 94W Federal Expenditures Fund 013 310,078 Total Personnel Services 883,117 Administrative 2015 94W General Fund 010 175,059 2015 94W Federal Expenditures Fund 013 78,935 2015 94W Federal Expenditures Fund 013 55,297 2015 94W Other Special Revenue 014 8,420 Total Administrative 317,710 Grants 2015 94W General Fund 010 114,715 2015 94W Federal Expenditures Fund 013 204,822 2015 94W Federal Expenditures Fund 013 130,337 2015 94W Other Special Revenue 014 30,396 Total Grants 480,270 TOTAL ARTS COMMISSION 1,681,097 The expenditure information for this unit was generated from the Budget and Financial Management System. (BFMS) Acquisitions: There were no acquisitions in FY2015. Program Needs: The Maine Arts Commission seeks funds that would allow the agency to provide support for various needs that are not met under the current structure. The agency has recently completed a Cultural Plan – Fortifying Maine’s Creativity & Culture: A Five-Year Cultural Plan. The agency will be looking for additional support to implement the priorities and outcomes outlined in that Plan. The agency’s Ticket to Ride program, a fund that supports the transportation of school students to cultural events and venues, requires additional funding in the long-term. The agency has operated the program with support from two sources but, due to the popularity of the program, additional funding will be required in the coming years in order to maintain its success. The agency needs additional funding overall to better serve the needs of the field (artists, arts organizations and arts education) throughout the State of Maine. The agency revamped its granting program and structure, allowing easier and broader access to grants and the agency hopes to be able to increase badly needed general operating support across the sector. The agency needs funding for its Maine Arts Leadership Initiative (MALI) a program that was begun in the Department of Education and was taken over by the Arts Commission in 2013. This model program provides professional development and support to arts educators across the state. Improvements: The Commission completed its first comprehensive cultural plan in many years – Fortifying Maine’s Creativity & Culture. This Plan will guide the Commission’s work over the next five years, significantly expanding the Commission’s work in five key areas: Investment in the creative capital in our state; Capacity building to artists and organizations; an expanded Arts Education and Cultural Tourism focus and greater Awareness building of the arts and culture field across the State. As a component of the Cultural Plan, the Commission is creating a 501c3 support organization – ArtsEngageME. Legislation is in process as of the writing of this report. The Maine Arts Commission completely revamped its grant programming to be more responsive to arts organizations and artists needs. One significant addition are the Partnership grants designed to provide the agency with more information about the fiscal health of these organizations to better respond to them while providing them with general operating support to allow them to increase their operating capacity. The agency continues to improve its grants process. The agency launched a new grants website that allows for better data gathering and ease of use for staff and grantees and reviewers. The Commission is participating for the first time in the national Arts & Economic Prosperity V study conducted by Americans for the Arts. When completed, this study will provide comprehensive arts and culture economic impact data from across the state. The Commission is implementing the Cultural Data Project this year. All grantees will be required to fill out a comprehensive data form, giving the Commission ongoing access to the most current financial, attendance and staffing information going forward. MAINE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION 55 Capitol Street, 65 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333-0065 Phone 207-287-2132 http://www.maine.gov/mhpc Mission Established through a legislative act in 1971, the Maine Historic Preservation Commission is an independent agency within the Executive branch of state government that functions as the State Historic Preservation Office. Its Director is the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO). The Commission is responsible for the identification, evaluation, and protection of Maine's significant cultural resources as directed by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Public Composition The Commission consists of eleven appointed members made up as follows: The Commissioner of Transportation or a representative of the Department, and the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or a representative of the Department, who serve in an ex officio capacity; and 9 representatives from among the citizens of the State who are known for their competence, experience and interest in historic preservation, including at least one prehistoric archaeologist, one historic archaeologist, one historian, one architectural historian and one architect, to be appointed by the Governor. The Commission meets on a quarterly basis to review and approve nominations of historic properties to the National Register of Historic Places, the agency’s annual operating budget, and to make grant awards for historic preservation projects. FY 2015 MAINE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION TOTAL SPECIAL FOR ALL GENERAL REVENUE FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUNDS FUND FUNDS FUNDS SALARIES & WAGES 595,456 192,051 136,117 267,288 HEALTH BENEFITS 214,888 56,770 52,604 105,514 RETIREMENTS 117,621 39,890 24,655 53,076 OTHER FRINGE BENEFITS 10,349 2,100 2,429 5,820 COMPUTER SERVICES 20,935 5,917 7,465 7,553 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 81,897 3,924 22,916 55,147 RENTS 1,393 1,393 COMMODITIES 20,780 1,346 19,434 GRANTS, SUBSIDIES, PENSIONS 179,742 179,742 TRANSFER TO OTHER FUNDS 56,230 18,248 37,982 TOTAL EXPENDITURES 1,299,291 300,652 265,780 732,949 Acquisitions The Commission continues to add to its collection of Maine images, maps and prints which are used for research purposes by the staff, and that are made available to the public for educational purposes. Program Needs One of the Commission’s principal responsibilities is the identification of historic properties, including historic and prehistoric archaeological sites. Although survey data is being collected during the project review process, the Commission would like to focus survey efforts in particular geographic areas of the state or on certain types of properties that may be threatened. Such an effort will require resources to both generate an interest for such surveys in targeted communities, and to conduct them using qualified consultants. Improvements Among the accomplishments or improvements in the area of historic preservation during 2015 were the following: National Register Property Mapping When location information for National Register listed properties was initially moved into the geographic information system several years ago, the maps in many of the early nominations were found to contain errors. In order to rectify this problem for all properties that were listed in the Register before 1987, Commission staff employed current aerial and ground level imagery to precisely locate and create new maps and obtain corrected UTM coordinates. Copies of the revised maps have been submitted to the National Register office in Washington along with GIS data for its point layer. This process also revealed the unfortunate fact that a number of listed properties no longer exist. Certified Local Governments (CLG) – Portland Portland is the only CLG community in the state that has a full time historic preservation program manager, a position that has been supported for a number of years with HPF pass- through funds from the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. In FY15, the City’s preservation staff completed the survey and evaluation of the India Street neighborhood, an area that was the site of the first European settlement on the Portland peninsula. Although no buildings remain from the 17th

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